Hotkeys reference
The default global hotkeys for start/stop, hiding zones, cycling layouts, moving windows, and sharing zones — all rebindable.
VirtualZones is fully keyboard-drivable. Every binding below is rebindable from the main window’s Shortcuts… button, with conflict checking against Windows-reserved combos and other running apps.
Default hotkeys
| Action | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Start / Stop confining | Ctrl+Alt+R |
Toggles the engine on and off |
| Hide / Show zones | Ctrl+Alt+Z |
Hides borders; confinement keeps running |
| Cycle layout | Ctrl+Alt+C |
Steps through your saved layouts |
| Move focused window up | Ctrl+Alt+W |
Into the zone above |
| Move focused window left | Ctrl+Alt+A |
Into the zone to the left |
| Move focused window down | Ctrl+Alt+S |
Into the zone below |
| Move focused window right | Ctrl+Alt+D |
Into the zone to the right |
| Share zone 1, 2, 3… | Ctrl+Alt+1, Ctrl+Alt+2, … |
Toggles the live mirror for that zone |
Drag-to-snap modifier
Hold Shift while dragging any window to drop it into a zone — the target zone highlights and the window snaps in on release. Snapped windows respect the taskbar.
Rebinding
Open Shortcuts… from the main window to change any of the start/stop, hide/show, cycle, and move bindings. The Share Zone Ctrl+Alt+<N> hotkeys are deliberately fixed. Conflicts are flagged as you type so you don’t shadow a system shortcut or another app.